Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1887-02-03
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teller. JUd9e
A pair of slippers-two toboggans. -
Washington Critic
Man was created first. Woman was
sort of reoreation. Boston Transcript.
Mr.. Gladstone received s250 for his
article in the Nineteenth Century on
60 The New Locksley Hail.
Will Mr.. Heron Allen kindly Indicate
his we've of eucher hand, with four
seyens and small tiump?-Ptsck
Why not2 A toboggan aide from the
court of general sessions to Sing Sing
would supply a long-felt want. -Ne'o
York Herald.
Jay Gould has been to church six
Sundays in succession. And the record
ing angel is getting in little fine work
with his ink-eraser.-Pnck-
A Rocklsnd boy Sried to make amends
for going a-skating on Sunday by telling
his mother that he ''sbated slow. ~ Rock
land Maiae) Courier Gazette.
The office boy remarked to us that the
city seemed to be less coaled every day,
while the thermometer went lower. He
has been discharged. HdDen Neios.
Tennyson says: edith was feminine
to her tender feet" How different Wyom-
ing is in this matter She's rather rough
and masculine to her ''tenderfeet. ~
Chicago Nail.
Anarchist Spies says that Miss Van
zandt is dear girl. Perhaps that is why
dime museum manager offered her
So, 900 to appear at his place for week.
Boston Post.
In Boston bartenders are called "wine
clerks" In Chicago, theWestern sitter
airy centre" they are called by the me re-
appropriate name of beer jerkers. -
N0gvistos0R HerGd.
The costuming of the piece throughout
is superb. Not alope the leading singer
but all the subordinates are dressed
nicely and Handsomely From dra.
matsc re0isw in Nash0ille Union.
ma, there's hole in my rubber an |
| it's full of water" "Well, come here
and let me cut another hole 30 the
water'll run out" Who says a woman
doesn't reason P Boston Transcript
A young woman was recently poisoned
| by the arsenic washed on to her face
from two birds on her bonnet while she
was riding during rain-storm. She is
now out of danger. Lynn Mass Bee.
At Hoosier reunion in Kansas the
following was unanimously resolved
Resolved, That Indiana is great state ;
that we will never go back on her, and
also that we will never go back to her.
Exchange.
We think OF New Brunswick as q coun-
try Of snow and ice, but it is reported
that at st. Andrews, on Christmas-day
Robert Glenn had Q his table bouquet
of pansies picked 4 his garden that
morning. F
/ Miss Blank ito lr cousin, who has in
advertently admired her foot)-"Yes
| papa thinks so much Of my foot that
while we were in Italy he tried his bes
| to persuade me TO have bust made Of it. ;
| -Ha1per's BdsGr.
Mrs. Rams nephew did not gel
through college examination. He wal
| all right" his aunt said, ''as long as h,
was writing the answers TO printed ques
tons, but he failed when it came to tn,
| vice yersy."-Eunch.
| A copy of a sermon preached by Johr
Knox 1921 years ago was recently sold il
London for $2,075. In the way of high
priced sermons John Knox the spots of
the productions of our modern pulpit
orators. n-NOrTist0,o Herald.
Miss Mary Reavis of Boonville, Mo-, il
SO years old, in good health, and active
She has not visited any one in 45 years
has not crossed the main street, which il
|, within half block of her house, in 81
years, and has never seen locomotive.
"Whst is good test of diamond p
asks correspondent. About as good a
test as any is TO ask the ieweller you buy
it of what he will take it back for. If he
will offer half Us much as it costs it is APT
to be genuine stone.-N. Y. Graphic
Mr.. Isaac Mine frendt, gandt l sell
you sude of misft gIodings PeinRt
ids you, I'll make 'em dwenty Der cen
below gost. Maginnis-Indad ye can't
Whin OF want mistit Oi'll 60 to me tailol
and have it made to order T'eGa
SJttnSs.
Tom-"Carrie, come into the house
and I'll show You the game bagged yes
terday. Thought you'd like to see it be
! fore it's dressed" CarIie-'tIndeed
shouldn't. You ought to be ashamed o
! yourself to think such thing. ~ 0st0l
, Zranscrigt.
& Mrs. &ary AtAiu u Putnam count
g Chains 10 be the oldest rCBau in Indian,
J. S..o L,.; jus: celebrated her iUzd brit
Il day, is vigorous and happy, with III
# dimmed eyesight and unimpaire
d memory. She spends much of the tim
knitting.
TO THE COMPosIToR.
. much.re, lied, harshly 'olde one,
i-ot thS pen humble Wielier-ca